on the island of borneo , although a number of indonesian sea ##borne and airborne inc ##urs ##ions onto the malay peninsula did occur . as part of australia ' s continuing military commitment to the security of malaysia , army , naval and air ##force units were based there as part of the far east strategic reserve . regardless the australian government was wary of involvement in a war with indonesia and initially limited its involvement to the defence of the malaya ##n peninsula only . on two occasions australian troops from 3 ra ##r were used to help mo ##p up in ##fi ##lt ##rator ##s from sea ##borne and airborne inc ##urs ##ions at lab ##is and pont ##ian , in september and october 1964
on the island of borneo, although a number of indonesian seaborne and airborne incursions onto the malay peninsula did occur. as part of australia's continuing military commitment to the security of malaysia, army, naval and airforce units were based there as part of the far east strategic reserve. regardless the australian government was wary of involvement in a war with indonesia and initially limited its involvement to the defence of the malayan peninsula only. on two occasions australian troops from 3 rar were used to help mop up infiltrators from seaborne and airborne incursions at labis and pontian, in september and october 1964